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Scientific Name
Gopherus agassizii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper, 1861)
Park
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (ORPI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
desert tortoise
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Testudines |
| Suborder | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily | Testudinoidea |
| Family | Testudinidae |
| Subfamily | Xerobatinae |
| Genus | Gopherus |
| Species | Gopherus agassizii |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: J. Balmat, 2007
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: D. Angell, 2007
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
egp - I & M Office
Created Date
2/18/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Deborah Angell
Last Modified Date
3/28/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Ecology of the Amphibians and Reptiles at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona. Rosen et al. April 1996. Technical Report No. 53.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Data Source: D. Angell, 2007
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